Due to snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, the effect of cold continues in the northern states of the country. An alert of dense fog has also been issued in Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Punjab and Haryana. Due to snowfall in the northern states, the temperature is also falling in MP due to cold winds. The month of November in Bhopal was the coldest in 36 years. Here the mercury has reached 8.2 degrees.
There is a snowfall alert for 3 days in five districts of Himachal Pradesh, Kinnaur, Kullu, Lahaul Spiti, Kangra and Chamba. Minimum temperature may fall in these districts. On the other hand, the cold is increasing continuously in Kashmir. The night temperature in Pahalgam has reached minus 3.4 degrees. Temperature was recorded at minus 1 degree in Srinagar.
MP has shivered due to icy winds. Many cities are experiencing cold like December-January. The month of November in Bhopal is the coldest in 36 years. The mercury has reached 8.2 degrees here. At the same time, the mercury in Mandla and Shahdol is below 7 degrees. The effect of severe cold is likely to remain on the last day of November as well. There will be a period of severe cold in December. The jet stream is flowing at a speed of 234 kilometers per hour over West-North India. This average is 8 to 10 km in the cities of Madhya Pradesh. Due to this, there is severe cold in Bhopal, Indore, Ujjain, Gwalior-Jabalpur as well as small cities. On Friday, people shivered due to cold winds. To avoid this, they kept wearing warm clothes throughout the day.
Meteorologist Pramod Kumar said, right now the height of the jet stream wind is 12.6 km. When it flows down, the effect of cold will intensify. Apart from this, a cyclonic circulation system is active in the eastern part and a deep depression is active over the south-western Bay of Bengal. Its effect is also being seen in the state.